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There’s no doubt about it — Facebook is cool. Along with users who want to interact with friends, businesses are using Facebook as a marketing and networking tool. And if you’re a Web developer, you probably know there’s a demand for Facebook applications. If you have some basic knowledge of Web client technology, such as HTML, JavaScript, or CSS, and know how to use a Web programming language, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is just what you need to start building apps for Facebook. This friendly guide helps you create applications to reach Facebook’s huge audience, so you can enlarge your list of friends, introduce people to your product or service, or network with other business professionals. You’ll find out how to: - Work with the Facebook API
- Build applications that take advantage of Facebook’s News Feed and Wall
- Migrate existing Web applications to Facebook
- Create mobile apps for Facebook
- Use Facebook’s markup and query languages
- Get your app noticed by Facebook users
A handy companion Web site includes code samples, starter applications, and other useful information about building Facebook apps. Whether you want to create applications for business purposes or just for fun, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get started....
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The must-have reference for building and optimizing Web applications for Safari on iPhone 3.0 The iPhone offers a compelling Web-based application development platform revolving around its built-in browser, Safari, which is built upon the open source WebKit framework. This must-have book serves as a hands-on guide to developing iPhone and iPod touch Web applications. Beginning with an introduction to Web application development for iPhone, this unique book then covers invaluable information on working with mobile and touch technologies, utilizing iPhone UI frameworks, and designing, styling, and programming the interface. You'll discover how to move Web apps to native apps and much, much more. - Walks you through the process of developing Web applications for iPhone and iPod touch
- Covers how to design and develop applications that emulate the look and feel of native iPhone apps.
- Instructs on how your Web app can respond to finger touch events that are a core part of the iPhone event model.
- Shows you how to create Web-based offline applications using the latest HTML 5 cache technologies
- Explains the unique process of moving Web apps to native apps
- Features a bonus chapter on optimizing and developing for third-party browsers
Completely compliant with the new iPhone OS 3.0, as well as latest enhancements to Safari on iPhone, this indispensable book is a must-have resource....
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The Safari-exclusive applications for iPhone and iPod touch assemble various elements, and this book shows you how to integrate these elements with key design concepts and principles in order to develop a highly usable interface for the touch screen. You’ll learn to use existing open-source libraries in your code, imitate the overall look and feel of built-in Apple applications, and migrate existing Web 2.0 apps and sites to this new mobile platform. By the end of the book, you’ll feel untouchable as you create a custom mobile application from scratch....
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Want to create rich Internet applications and RIA desktop apps that run seamlessly online and offline? Adobe AIR —Adobe Integrated Runtime — makes it possible; Adobe AIR For Dummies makes it easy. AIR allows Web developers to create rich Internet applications using Web technologies. They run on desktops and across multiple operating systems, and they’re more than mere wimpy widgets. Adobe AIR For Dummies gives you the scoop on AIR, working with local file systems and databases, setting up security, and all the stuff you need to know to create cool AIR apps. You’ll learn to: - Build full-fledged Web apps with JavaScript, Flash, Flex, or HTML
- Integrate AIR applications with Flash
- Use AIR to access services like eBay and AOL videos on the desktop
- Understand the AIR security model and how application sandboxes protect your code and data
- Create apps for network connectivity, monitor remote network services, and work with audio files
- Debug your apps with the AIR Debug Launcher, the alert command, or the AIR HTML Introspector
- Set the environment path in Vista, Windows XP, or Mac OS X
- Use HTML and CSS as building blocks and handle events in HTML DOM
- Add drag-and-drop capability in Flex, Flash, and HTML apps
If you’re excited about the possibilities of building applications that run on the desktop and interface with external Web apps, Adobe AIR For Dummies is just what you need to get started!...
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